Thailand: Five Years On, International Organizations Renew Call for Release of Somyot Phrueksakasemsuk | Letter

Full PDF Version On the eve of the five-year anniversary of his detention, 16 international human rights organizations, condemn the ongoing and arbitrary deprivation of liberty of human rights defender Somyot Phrueksakasemsuk and call on Thailand’s authorities to immediately and unconditionally … [Read more...]

Viet Nam: NGOs Call on U.S. President to Use Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Talks to Urge Viet Nam to Abide by Its International Human Rights Obligations | Joint Letter

Full PDF Version Non-government organizations call on the President of the U.S. to use talks about the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement to urge Viet Nam to release political prisoners, repeal laws that criminalize the exercise of internationally protected rights, legalize unions and … [Read more...]

Honduras: Canada Has Blood On Its Hands – Justice in Honduras Requires a U-Turn in Canadian Foreign Policy | Press Release

PDF Version (English) | PDF Version (French) Canada Has Blood On Its Hands; Justice in Honduras Requires a U-Turn in Canadian Foreign Policy April 21, 2016 (Ottawa) Today, First Nations women leaders, legal and human rights activists called on the Canadian government to take a lead in … [Read more...]

Honduras: Canadian Human Rights Delegation to Speak About First-Hand Experience of Violence During Fact-Finding Mission to Honduras | Media Advisory

Full PDF Version MEDIA ADVISORY April 19, 2016 Canadian human rights delegation to speak about first-hand experience of violence during fact-finding mission to Honduras A Canadian human rights delegation just back from a fact-finding visit to Honduras will hold a press conference to make … [Read more...]

LRWC, Mining Watch Canada, Rights Watch and Others Call for Justice in Honduras | Video

LRWC, Mining Watch Canada, Rights Watch and others are calling for justice in Honduras. Videos can be viewed here. … [Read more...]

Canadian Delegation to Participate in the International Gathering Celebrating the Life of Berta Cáceres in Honduras | Press Release

Full PDF Version Canadian Delegation to Participate in the International Gathering Celebrating the Life of Berta Cáceres in Honduras April 12, 2016 (Ottawa) Today, the ‘Canada Honduras Delegation for Justice, Land and Life’ is traveling to Tegucigalpa for the International Peoples Gathering … [Read more...]

Indonesia: Maltreatment of Alldo Fellix Januardy | Letter

Full PDF Version Subject: Maltreatment of Alldo Fellix Januardy Dear Sir, Lawyers for Lawyers is an independent and non-political Dutch foundation that seeks to promote the proper functioning of the rule of law by pursuing freedom and independence of the legal profession. … [Read more...]

Thailand: Call for Protective Measures – Targeted Shooting of Community Rights Defender Mr. Supoj Kaesong | Letter

Full PDF Version 12 April 2016 General Anupong Paochinda พลเอก อนุพงษ์ เผ่าจินดา Minister of Interior Office of the Minister of Interior, Asadang Road, Ratchabophit, Bangkok 10200 Fax 011-2 226-4371 Police General Jakthip Chaijinda Commissioner-General Royal Thai Police 1st Building, … [Read more...]

Bahrain: NGOs Call for the Immediate and Unconditional Release of Zainab Al-Khawaja and Her Infant Son | Letter

Full PDF Version 12 April 2016 HM Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa King of Bahrain Riffa Palace Manama, Bahrain Dear King Hamad, We, the undersigned Bahraini and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs), would like to unequivocally condemn your government’s arrest of human rights … [Read more...]

Malaysia: Letter Regarding Karen Cheah Yee Lynn, Shanmugam Ramasamy, Francis Pereira, and Charles Hector | Letter

Full PDF Version Tuesday, April 05, 2016 Dato Tan Seri Najib Tun Razak, Prime Minister’s Office Malaysia Main Block, Perdana Putra Building Federal Government Administrative Centre 62502 Putrajaya Selangor, Malaysia Fax: +60 3 8888 3444 Email: ppm@pmo.gov.my Mr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, … [Read more...]